"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.